Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	court_n	king_n	parliament_n	2,759	5	6.7580	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02956	The declarations as vvell of the French King, as of the King of Nauarre Concerning the truce agreed vpon betwene their Maiesties: and touching the passage of the riuer of Loire.	France. Sovereign (1574-1589 : Henry III); Henry III, King of France, 1551-1589.; Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610.; Navarre (Kingdom). Sovereign (1572-1610 : Henry III). aut	1589 (1589)	STC 13098.8; ESTC S103953	13,845	26

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